HLA-A, B and DRB1 allele and haplotype frequencies in volunteer bone marrow donors from the north of Parana state

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of allele and haplotype frequencies of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system is important in the search for unrelated bone marrow donors. The Brazilian population is very heterogeneous and the HLA system is highly informative of populations because of the high level of polym...

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Main Authors: Marlene Silva Bardi, Luciana Ribeiro Jarduli, Adylson Justino Jorge, Rossana Batista Oliveira Godoy Camargo, Fernando Pagotto Carneiro, Jair Roberto Gelinski, Roseclei Assunção Feliciano Silva, Edson Lopes Lavado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842012000100010